’Israel’ Prepared to Build 10,000 New WB, East AL-Quds Settling Units

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The Zionist entity announced Thursday that " it is prepared to immediately construct 10,000 settler units in the occupied West Bank and East al-Quds in an attempt to lower housing costs."

In the minister of "Israeli" Settling Uri Ariel stated that ""Israel" is capable of constructing 10,000 new "homes" in the settlements in the West Bank and East "Jerusalem" with the aim of reducing house prices."

The minister notably mentioned three settlements, Beit Arieh, Ofarim and Elkana, situated according to him "in the center of "Israel"," in which the construction projects could be launched.

Interviewed on Thursday on "Israeli" public radio, Ariel returned to the need to build in the settlements, situated according to him "in the center" of the entity, as well as in Maale Adoumin, an important settlement in the West Bank close to al-Quds. "There is no housing to sell or to rent in these localities as well as in the Tel Aviv area, because the prices have not stopped rising," the minister said.

The minister had said on June 18 that a freeze of planning applications for new units in the settlements of the West Bank and East al-Quds was in force again since the beginning of the year.

He alluded to a partial freeze of 10 months in 2010 of the construction of settlements in the West Bank.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team